Major League Baseball is entering murky waters as many of its superstars across the league are facing suspensions due to their involvement with Biogenesis. Alex Rodriguez's inevitable suspension looms right around the corner. Sportswriter Peter Gammons has the perfect soundtrack for this ordeal, as some expect A-Rod to appeal the suspension.
"Cue in Mozart Requiem," said Gammons on Twitter early Tuesday morning, as he was probably the only one thinking about the A-Rod situation at 6 am ET. Again, baseball's fight against PED's is nothing to joke about, but Gammons found some light in an otherwise dark situation.
Gammons is throwing some music history at baseball fans. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an absolute virtuoso, a prodigy. The tale has it that Mozart learned how to play the piano at the age of 3. Mozart quickly became popular and had many patrons at a very young age. You might compare him to Jimi Hendrix or Amy Winehouse; a bright star with talent to spare, but lived a short life. He was dead at the age of 35 and the irony is that Mozart died while writing this requiem.
Turn over to baseball, the requiem and Mozart share similarities with Rodriguez, the suspension and appeal. A-Rod made the big leagues at a young age. Many clubs sought his services while he was still in high school. He was a prodigy, a virtuoso of the game. By age 20, he had already entered MVP conversation. By age 25, he was the highest paid player in the history of the game. By age 35 A-Rod was A-Fraud, yet still making money. PED's marked the decline of Rodriguez's career. He isn't healthy anymore and nobody trusts him.
A-Rod is planning on appealing the looming suspension to MLB. However, Commissioner Bud Selig wouldn't only give A-Rod a slap on the hand if he appeals for his supposed "innocence", but Selig is willing to go even further. According to the Daily News, Selig would be ready to give A-Rod the boot,
"By invoking that rarely used power - embodied in Article XI, Section A1b of the game's collective bargaining agreement - Selig would attempt to effectively keep Rodriguez from ever returning to the field by bypassing the grievance procedure outlined in the joint drug program MLB operates in conjunction with the Players' Association, sources told The News."
By appealing, A-Rod would attempt to shorten a suspension, but instead, he would bring his career to an end. A-Rod's whine would become his swan song out of baseball for the rest of his life. Mozart died while writing a piece for the dead, while A-Rod's appeal would only lead to his 'death' in MLB, the requiem would be fitting exit music for him.
